Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce

Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce cooks up very quickly! With this simple lemon sauce that requires nocooking, only warming helps make dinner come together in a snap! Angel hair pasta is tossed with a warm lemon sauce made with extra olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

Light, fresh tasting and delicious! A quick and easy pasta dish you can make in less than 15 minutes and it gives you that refreshing taste of summer!

We love lemons during the summer months and we try to incorporate them into our recipes as much as possible.

For this pasta, we highly recommend that you “under”cook the angel hair pasta slightly, to a very al-dente.

Because the pasta is so thin, it actually continues to cook while draining and it might overcook, and you might end up with pasta that is too starchy and soggy.

Also, it’s optional if you want to add in or leave out the grated Parmigiano cheese. Just serve the grated cheese on the table for everyone to help themselves.

Not everyone is a fan of cheese all the time.

With the picky eaters in my family, it was a nice surprise to see how they all loved my pasta with lemon sauce!

1 Tbsp. lemon zest

1 large lemon juiced

1/2 tsp. salt

Optional: 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

Optional: 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

fresh cracked pepper to taste

few stems of fresh basil, for garnish

In a large pot of boiling water, add 2 teaspoons of salt. Add in angel hair pasta and cook until “al dente,” about 3 minutes or less. Reserve 1/4 cup of salted water, and set aside. Drain

Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saute’ pan. Add olive oil, zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Heat gently for 1 minute. Toss with pasta (and if you need more liquid, add in the reserved 1/4 cup of salted water).

Add fresh basil and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and toss until angel hair pasta is evenly coated. If you need to add some extra virgin olive oil, please do so. Drizzle some in to keep the pasta extra moist.

Serve in warm bowls and garnish with some fresh basil, lemon zest and fresh cracked pepper on top. Serve with extra grated Parmigiano cheese at the table.

Serves 4 to 6

Yield: 4 to 6

Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce

Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce cooks up very quickly! With this simple lemon sauce that requires only warming, no cooking, helps make this pasta dish come together in a snap!

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time5 minutes

Total Time10 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound Angel Hair or Capellini pasta

4 Tbsp. unsalted butter

3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp. lemon zest

1 large lemon juiced (about 2 Tbsp.)

1/2 tsp. salt

Optional: 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

Optional: 1/4 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano

fresh cracked pepper to taste

few sprigs fresh basil for garnish

Instructions

In a large pot of boiling water, add 2 teaspoons of salt. Add in angel hair pasta and cook until "al dente," about 3 minutes or less. Reserve 1/4 cup of salted water, and set aside. Drain

Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saute' pan. Add olive oil, zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Heat gently for 1 minute. Toss with pasta (and if you need more liquid, add in the reserved 1/4 cup of salted water).

Add fresh basil and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and toss until angel hair pasta is evenly coated. If you need to add some extra virgin olive oil, please do so. Drizzle some in to keep the pasta extra moist.

Serve in warm bowls and garnish with some fresh basil, lemon zest and fresh cracked pepper on top. Serve with extra grated Parmigiano cheese at the table.

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I love simple an easy weeknight pasta dishes like this one. Lemon sauces pair so well with pasta and just keeps it light and fresh. I could totally see adding some cherry tomatoes, asparagus or broccoli rabe to this pasta to make it a one-bowl meal. xoxo, Jackie

Oh Jackie you are so on it! Adding some asparagus, cherry tomatoes and even broccoli rabe would be terrific with this lemon sauce. Great ideas!! Even though my family loves it plain, I would love it with the added greens..for sure!! Have a great day!

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